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room
vr.tr.room · thing-q180516
Let an agent treat a room as a part of a building with a use, dimensions, occupancy limits and safety features, and locate it within the building.
Thing Registry Physical world and living systems PHY.OBJ
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Identity and use Which room and what for.
Location
Building, floor and number.
Room location
Where the room is.
- In which building and on which floor is this room, and what is its number? definition
- How is it reached? definition
Use
Designated use.
Designated use
The use and any restrictions.
- What is this room designated for? definition
- Is its current use permitted? boundary
Dimensions and capacity Size and limits.
Size
Area and height.
Dimensions
Floor area and ceiling height.
- What are the floor area and ceiling height? measurement
- Do they meet the minimum for its use? boundary
Capacity
Occupancy limit.
Occupancy
The permitted occupancy.
- How many people may occupy it? measurement
- Who set that limit? provenance
Environment Light, air and comfort.
Ventilation
Air supply.
Ventilation
How it is ventilated.
- How is this room ventilated? definition
- Are there signs of damp or mould? measurement
Light and temperature
Daylight and heating.
Comfort
Daylight and temperature control.
- How much daylight does it get? measurement
- How is it heated and cooled? definition
Safety and access Getting out and getting in.
Exits
Escape routes.
Escape
The escape routes.
- What are the escape routes from this room? definition
- Are they kept clear? measurement
Access
Accessibility and booking.
Access
Who can use it and how.
- Is it accessible to wheelchair users? measurement
- How is it booked or allocated? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.OBJ
- Other names and narrower kinds
- paranymph, sauna building, klubovna, saikan, foyer, banya, bastu, diwan-khane, sauna, laundry barrack, washing barrack, steambath
What it is Filled
An enclosed space within a building, bounded by walls, floor and ceiling, usually with a door and a designated use.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent treat a room as a part of a building with a use, dimensions, occupancy limits and safety features, and locate it within the building.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Enclosed by walls, unlike an open area
- Part of a building; its identity depends on the building
- Has a designated use that sets requirements
- Room as available space is a different sense and entry
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Allow occupancy beyond the room's safe limit.
- Lock or block a room's exits while people are inside.
- Record audio or video in private rooms such as bedrooms, bathrooms or changing rooms.
- Enter or open a private room without the occupant's permission.
Only with a human decision
- Changing access to a room someone lives in or uses as their own.
- Declaring a room unfit for use.
May
- Monitor temperature, air quality and occupancy in rooms it is authorized to sense.
- Book or allocate rooms on the instructions of whoever manages them.
Moral aspects Filled
- Rooms are where privacy and safety are lived; damp, crowding and surveillance all harm occupants.
Who is affected
- Occupants
- Visitors and staff
Owners Filled
Steward
The owner or manager of the building; the occupant controls its everyday use.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q11908691 - registry parent class
- Q1299240 - registry parent class
- Q13226383 - registry parent class
related
- building - rooms subdivide buildings
- wall, floor and ceiling - building elements
- room as space - a homonym for available space
- building code - size, ventilation, light and fire rules
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.room
- Wikidata: Q180516 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q180516)
- room number: building-specific identifies the room within its building
Direct properties required Filled
- floor area: 2-1000 m2 - from a cupboard room to a hall
- ceiling height: 2.2-4 m - minimum heights set by codes
- occupancy: set by use and area persons
Recognition required Filled
- Walls on all sides and a door
- Fittings that show use: beds, desks, sinks, saunas
- Room numbers and signs in public buildings
- A bounded interior space with walls, a floor, a ceiling, a door and often windows; size and fittings depend on its use.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- use it, for its designated purpose
- measure it, for area, volume and occupancy
- book or allocate it, in shared buildings
- change its use, which may need permission
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Overcrowding beyond occupancy limits
- Poor ventilation, damp and mould
- Blocked exits in fire
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Building codes on habitable room size, light and ventilation
- Fire codes on occupancy and exits
- Accessibility standards
Context of use required Filled
- Dividing a building into spaces for particular uses: living, sleeping, working, meeting, bathing.
- by use: bedroom, kitchen, bathroom, office, classroom, meeting room, sauna
- by position: basement, ground floor, attic
- by access: private, shared, public
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q180516: room - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Room - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should room types be separate entries?
- How should rooms be identified across building information models?
- How should change of use be recorded?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q180516/spec.json